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Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre

Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre rather than just read about it. In short: Abbé Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752, Aveyron – 20 September 1804, Saint-Geniez-d'Olt) was a French zoologist who contributed sections on cetaceans, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects to the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique. He is also notable as the first scientist to study the feral child Victor of Aveyron.

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Reference excerpt

Abbé Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752, Aveyron – 20 September 1804, Saint-Geniez-d'Olt) was a French zoologist who contributed sections on cetaceans, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects to the Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique. He is also notable as the first scientist to study the feral child Victor of Aveyron. Bonnaterre is credited with identifying about 25 new species of fish, and assembled illustrations of about 400 in his encyclopedia work. He was the first scientist to study Victor, the wild child of Aveyron, whose life inspired François Truffaut for his film The Wild Child.

Partial bibliography Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, dix-huitième partie, insectes. Agasse, Paris 1797. Recueil de médecine vétérinaire ou Collection de mémoires d'instructions et de recettes sur les maladies des animaux domestiques. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature ..., cétologie, ophiologie, erpétologie. Padoue 1795. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Ophiologie. Panckoucke, Paris 1790. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, ornithologie. Panckoucke, Paris 1790/91. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature ... Cétologie. Panckoucke, Paris 1789. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature ..., Erpétologie. Panckoucke, Paris 1789/90. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature ..., Ichthyologie. Panckoucke, Paris 1788.

See also Category:Taxa named by Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre

In research: Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1752 births, 1804 deaths, 18th-century French zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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